Government chapter 3- Andrew

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Direct democracy

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Also called pure democracy; a form of government in which the people directly affect a government’s policies and actions

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Popular government

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Form of government in which citizens participate in the making and en- forcement of laws and policies. See also democ- racy and republic

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Republic

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State in which the supreme power rests in the people and their elected representatives or officers. See also popular government and democracy

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Dictator ship

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An authoritative form of govern- ment in which the ruler or rulers have unshared power over the making and enforcing of laws. See also autocracy and oligarchy

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Toltalitarism

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System of government in which the state has complete control over all aspects of its citizens’ lives

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Autocracy

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government ruled by one person who holds supreme power

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Oligarchy

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form of dictatorship government ruled by an elite group with supreme power. See also autocracy

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Anarchy

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The absence of government or law

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Federalism

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System in which governmental power is divided into two or more levels, usually a central government and component local govern- ments

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Confederate government

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System in which re- gional governments retain supremacy while dele- gating limited power to the national government

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Presidential system

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system in which the peo- ple directly elect the head of the executive branch independently of the legislative branch; the two branches are separate and equal

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Parliamentary system

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system in which the people elect legislative representatives from dif- ferent parties; the winning party’s leader becomes the head of the executive branch, the Prime Minister, and establishes a cabinet

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Delegated powers

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Powers given to the national government by the Constitution that define the limits of its authority

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Congress

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At the federal level, the legislative branch of American government; a bicameral legislature composed of a lower house called the House of Representatives and a higher house called the Senate

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House of reps

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The lower house in Congress; representation is based on state popula- tion. See also Senate

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Senate

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Higher house in Congress; representation is equal for each state with each state having two senators. See also House of Representatives

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President

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The chief executive officer and head of the executive branch in the U.S. system of govern- ment

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Supreme Court

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The highest court in the land

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Bicameral

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legislative branch divided into two separate houses. See also unicameral

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Unicameral

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A single house

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Governor

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Leader of a town

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Townships

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political subdivision of a county

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Charter

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document that establishes a city’s name and serves as its constitution. See also in- corporation